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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr RV9A · Harvest, AL · September 12, 2007

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Date
September 12, 2007 · 17:00 local
Place
Harvest, AL
Airport
Epps Airpark
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N269RV
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL07CA126
Reported as
Amtr RV9A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
365 total80 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days
N269RVRegistered now · Millhouse D Scott VANS RV-9AS/N 90246 · Built 2007Airframe modelMillhouse D Scott VANS RV-9AEngine modelLycoming O-320-B2CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On September 13, 2007 the pilot made a firm three point landing damaging the nose gear then sensed a problem and pulled up and tried to land again when the nose wheel and gear dug into the ground. The aircraft ballooned upward and the pilot applied power but at that point the aircraft was losing lift. The aircraft hit the nose wheel first then the propeller hit the ground. The aircraft slowed and flipped over, settling on the canopy and the vertical stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 THE PILOT MADE A FIRM THREE POINT LANDING DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR THEN SENSED A PROBLEM AND PULLED UP AND TRIED TO LAND AGAIN WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL AND GEAR DUG INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UPWARD AND THE PILOT APPLIED POWER BUT AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING LIFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE NOSE WHEEL FIRST THEN THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND FLIPPED OVER, SETTLING ON THE CANOPY AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL07CA126Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHarvest, ALThe pilot's improper landing flare and touchdown.Sep 12, 2007 · Substantial damage